Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 106, 1 November 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Library Committee meet this evening. Athletic Club Committee meeting this evening. Tbe Oddfellows' Lodge wili meet at 7.30 this evening. The Manchester Road Board will meet to-morrow afternoon. The annual meeting of tbe New Zealand Chess Association is to be held in Wanganui this year. A grand entertainment will be held in the Cheltenham Public Hall on Monday the 11th instant. Mr H. L. Jackson, boot importer, has jnst received a consignment of ladies' and children's two-button instep strap shoes. It is reported that several employes in the Eastown workshops have drawn Taranaki in Tattersall's Melbourne Cup consultation. Mr W. Carthew, bookseller and stationer, has fast opened up a consignment of the latest designs and novelties in Christmas cards. The members of the local Oddfellows' Lodge _7ijl parade and march to the Wesleyan Church on Sunday morning, headed by the Feilding Brass Band.

Messrs Gorton and Son stock sale this afternoon was largely attended. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : — Indicatians for E. to N. and N.W. winds and for rain. There will be a sale of work in aid of the new Anglican Church building fund at Colyton, on the 27th instant. Tenders are invited for stumping and clearing about 3£ acres of land. For particulars apply to Mr Colby, Valley road. We omitted to mention in our report of the Anglican Church tea at Campbelltown that Mrs G. Lucas gave one of the tables. The Committee of the Feilding Cycling Clnb have decided to abandon the club run on Sunday next owing to the Oddfellows holding a church parade the same day. We are informed by Mr J. H. Fry, who is a member of the Wanganui Education Board, that application will be made for the use of the Volunteer Hall to drill the scholars attending the Feilding State school. The Minister for Justice will be glad to hear of any Justice of the Peace who __aJ.es a charge for attaching his signature to any document as a witness, such procedure beiug highly irregular, if not illegal. The New South Wales Cricket team leave Sydney on December Sth direct for Wellington, and play Canterbury on December 14th, 16th, 17th ; Otago December 20th, 21st, 23rd ; Wellington, December, 26tb, 27th, 28th. Mr R. Bryant, of Bulls, formerly of Palmerston North, had the good fortune to draw a prize in the St. Albans' Lottery. The lucky number of the ticket was 113, and the prize is a yearling colt by Eridsforde — Oceania. At the inquest held at Ashurst yesterday on the body of A. C. Charles, a verdict was returned that deceased died from an affection of the heart, caused by a recent attack of whooping-cough. The deceased, who was 6£ years old, had been ailing for some time. At Oamaru Phillip H. Blakesley was sentenced to three days' imprisonment for gaining admission to Bland Holt's performance in that town by means of a forged ticket. His defence was that it was " only a lark. It is not generally known that persons convicted of this offence are liable to twelve months "hard." Among other items to be sold by Mr Carr on Monday at the residence of Mr E. Mills, who is leaving the district, are two very beantifnl pictures, one depicting the gallant tight of two officers to save the colors of the 24th Regiment at Isandlwna, and tbe other the finding of the bodies of the brave young fellows by Sir Evelyn Wood. At a public meeting at Birmingham on Wednesday evening it was decided to re-organise the management of the library. Mr Fanthorpe was appointed librarian, and the books will be kept at his shop for the future. The following gentlemen were appointad a committee : — Messrs Mcßeth, Hodge, Haythorne, Fanthorpe, Morton and Tompkins. Mr Morton was elected treasurer. The subscriptions were fixed at 2s 6d per quarter in advance. Another evidence of tbe generosity of Mr F. Y. Lethbridge is now before us. That gentleman has offered to donate a suitable area of ground to the local football team, situated between the cricket field and the Sandon road. Such a special inducement and proposal to afford practical encouragement to a manly and attractive game should be taken advantage of at once and suitable acknowledgement made of such kindness and generosity. Tbe Premier some time ago wrote to the Chief Justice asking for a return showing the work of the different Judges of the Supreme Court. The return was recently laid upon the table of the House, and shows the work for 1893 94 and nine months of 1895. In 1893 the Chief Justice held 296 sittings ; in 1894, 264; in 1895, 245. Judge Richmond's figures were 204, 192 and 139 ; Judge Conollv's, 263, 317 and 195 ; Judge Denniston's, 209, 210 and 160 ; and Judge Williams' 216, 201 and 162. In a case at Dunedin last week, where a young man was charged with stealing money from a hotel, Mr Hanlon, counsel for the defence, referred, says the Star, to the absurdity of the Act in compelling the Justices to send a prisoner for trial simply because he committed a theft in a dwelling. It did not matter how much an article was valued at, the I Bench could not deal with the case. If a person stole a button from a dwelling the Magistrate was bound to commit the prisoner for trial. In our report of the meeting held to consider the proposal for lighting the borough with electric light, several words were omitted in the resolution moved by Mr Carthew, which put a different construction on the motion. It should have read : — *• That in the event of the Council not being prepared to entertain the lighting of the town but prepared to give reasonable concessions it is advisable a limited liability company be formed with a capital of £3000 in 600 shares of £5 each to undertake and carry out the matter." The words in italics were omitted by the compositor. To-day Mr William Heald, of the Feilding Sash and Door Factory announces that he is now prepared to supply and erect windmills (D. Jones' make), sink well, make trough, and provide everything necessary to enable the cattle to drink, at from £18 10s 6d upwards. All work guaranteed. Mr Heald has also on hand Valvoline, the best known lubricator for bicycles. This making of windmills is practically a new industry here and should be encouraged especially as Mr Jones is a first-class maker and Mr Heald thoroughly understands his portion of the work to be done. The Bishop of Wellington will be in Feilding on Monday and Tuesday next. He will preside over a conference of clergy and laity to be held in the Assembly Reoms on Tuesday, commencing at 4.30 p.m. The afternoon meeting is for men only, when a paper will be read written by a medical man, on the subject of social purity. The Bishop will also speak on tbe subject. The evening meeting will be open to all, when tbe subject for discussion will be " Religious instruction in school," and " Our duty to tbe bush settlers." On Monday evening the Bishop will hold a confirmation in St John's Chnrch, at 7.30 p.m., when about 40 candidates will be presented. Referring to the New Zealand decision thatwomen should not be allowed to sit in the House of Representatives, the Westminster Gazette states that women have the right to sit in the Parliament of one of the American States — that of Colorado. At first special note was taken of them in the House. They were singled out and made to feel like intruders. Some of the male M.P. 'B put bouquets on their desks, and tbat kind of thing, so as to create ridicule against them. But that soou passed away, and now women are recognised in the Colorado Parliament on equal terms with the men, and have, it is said, proved to be very useful members;